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♂ William Rae Tomlinson
aliasWilliam Tomlinson
Record
61480 · 12149

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 24 January 1902 → 122 years + 8 months ago
Lived 77 years + 11 months
1st mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 8 months
Death 31 December 1979 → 44 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 6 months after 10 June 1945
Special notes
None
 
William Rae Tomlinson (1902–1979)
© Photo 1940 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 7 25

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Bruce
Elig. 18,903 Votes: 14,953 Partic.: 79.10%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22662(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
LIB
 1/3 6,831 45.68% +1,682 Loser:
LC
 5,149 34.43% Gideon H. Ruttle

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Bruce
Elig. 19,359 Votes: 12,695 Partic.: 65.58%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22937(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 7,420 58.45% +2,145 Loser:
NATG
 5,275 41.55% Leigh H. Snider

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Bruce
Elig. 18,162 Votes: 14,500 Partic.: 79.84%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23197(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
PC
 6,933 47.81% Andrew E. Robinson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Rae Tomlinson, M.P.		  2 Jul 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Rae Tomlinson, député		  2 Jul 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Rae Tomlinson		  2 Jul 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Rae Tomlinson		  2 Jul 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Jul 2024 20:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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